What is the world,
But our own perception.
We take it all in,
Building it's complexion.

How can we judge,
Others by what we see.
For we do not know,
Where their mind might be.

So take a step back,
Look from new eyes.
The world can be so different,
If everyone tries.

Starry night,
Oh spacious skies.
Your wondrous beauty,
Glints of my eyes.

I look at you,
With wonder and awe.
I love clear skies,
And I hate the fog.

I stay up late,
To see you shine.
You're always worth it,
Every time.

Living in the fast lane,
No time to breath,
But how can you survive.
You're suffocating,
Being choked to death,
Your oxygen deprived.

But you mustn't give in,
For you cannot fail,
You do what is expected.
Why they ask,
Why do it for them,
Easy, you want to respected.

Then You think,
Why should I care,
Why waste away my soul.
This is your life to have,
Your time to give,
Stop playing their made up role.

Poems don't have to rhyme,
Who cares how they sound.
Rhyming can be so restricting,
That's what I've found.

*Oh wait a minute...

I don't think I'll write today.
I just don't think I have it inside me.
The feeling of joy and inspiration are are gone,
And I'm just sitting here.
Alone.
Cold.
I'm tired of feeling this way, day after day.
I just want to feel normal.
I want to feel like I belong.
What happened to the life I once had?
I don't even know who I am any more.
Who is this person that was once me?
Hello?
Where are you?
Why did you leave me?
I don't think I'll write today.

Can your remember,
That very moment,
When your mind drifts off to sleep.
As you fall into dreams,
And your mind goes black,
Down to the darkness so deep.

Although we may not be able,
To recall this very moment.
We must hold it tight,
And hold it true,
For it is the gate way,
To all that is within you.

Open your hearts; open your minds, and see the world.

Guns blaze hot,
As men drop cold,
The river of blood runs red.
Some men still live,
The fight goes on,
But most are already dead.

I watch quick now,
As my brothers die
I have given all that I can.
It's funny how,
It took so much death,
For me to become a man.

I feel the bullet,
That hits my heart,
It doesn't hurt at all.
My time is up,
I've given my best,
I now head towards God's call.

Your smile you like rain,
Soaks my soul,
Letting seeds of love,
Slowly take hold.
They're growing now,
Right in my heart.
Taking over my body,
Part by part.
This flower of love,
Inside of me,
It's taken over,
Can't you see.
You're all I know,
And all I love.
You feed the seeds,
I can't get rid of.
So invasive they are,
But I like the invasion.
I'm ready to surrender,
No need for persuasion.

Who am I but the one in the back,
No to need notice me.
You lead the chants and cheers,
And do not see.
For why bother with us,
We are but lesser.
For you are so popular,
And we are the down dressers.
You own the crowd,
They all love you.
I awkwardly stand,
And keep out of view.
Who am I but the one in the back,
No to need notice me.
If I left no one would care,
And I think you'd agree.
It's all fun for you,
I see you smile so bight.
I hold tears inside,
I don't belong tonight.
But who am I kidding,
I've never fit before.
So why did I think tonight,
Would have had something different in store.

I lie here alone,
My mind working fast,
But my body is still frozen and cold.
I'm iced up inside,
My joints frozen stiff,
I'm really not feeling to bold.

I think of fun things,
Things I could do.
Ideas and thoughts galore.
But I never do them,
I never try,
I rarely step out the door.

I'm trapped inside,
My house a prison,
My room the cell where I stay.
My sentence a month,
Maybe even a year,
I just sit and think all day.

I'll write this poem tomorrow...

I look out my window,
And what to my surprise.
It's raining outside,
Water coming from the sky.

First a drop or two,
Then buckets at a time.
The water pours down,
It's as it hits its prime.

I listen to the drops,
As they hit the glass.
I can already smell,
The dew on the grass.

I slowly drift off,
As I watch the rain.
Into my head,
My thoughts not in vain.

I think of my life,
And all I have done.
My life like the sky,
Absent of the sun.

I would like to mulligan the hand life dealt me.

I close my eyes,
Yet I still see you.
You're burned into my mind,
Branded in my thoughts.

I plug my ears,
But still hear your voice.
It plays in my head,
Like a CD set on repeat.

I cover my nose,
I can still smell your perfume.
It's sweet and wonderful,
Just like you.

I close my mouth,
Yet is till can taste your kiss.
So soft and loving,
Like nothing I've ever known.

You're imprinted on me,
I'll never forget.
You're all I know,
You're all I can remember.

Are we meant to be,
I ask myself,
Is this truly what I need?
I can't decide,
I'm just not sure,
Should I even proceed.

But then last night,
I had a dream,
And it told to me the truth.
We cannot work,
At least not right now,
Not in this subtle youth.

So it saddens me,
That this is the end,
At least for now you see.
Maybe I'm right,
Maybe I'm wrong,
Either way, it's better to be free.

Stormy seas,
Oh misty isle,
Enchanted with the dreams of all.
The time has come,
For us to leave;
No escape from the inevitable.

Thicket of gold,
The land of plenty,
Filled with the souls of man.
Bring home the lost,
The frail and ill;
The sickness that surrounds us all.

Rocky high,
Oh sacred mount,
Condemned to the stars and sky.
Show us your power,
Your never ending strength;
May our hands hold all we find.

Majestic wood,
Oh great forest,
Connected to all but itself.
Let loose your wisdom,
And open our hearts;
Say goodbye to all you know.

Oh Great spirit,
The one we seek,
Master of us all for now.
Set back your clock,
And negate old times;
Let the light come and find us all.

I saw you.

To **** a bird is to **** his song,
so now we wait and now we long.
For without his music how can we dance?
How can our love ever stand a chance?

Your love rushes through me,
Like a river so swift.
I think I'll let the current take me,
Let my body just drift.
No need to try and stay afloat.
I want to drown in you.
I want to sink my boat.

I met this girl,
A few weeks ago.
She's pretty and smart,
And she loves the snow.

Her smile like gold,
Her laugh like a dream.
You get lost in her eyes,
For hours it seems.

I wish I could tell her,
How how much I care.
She means the world to me,
And that I swear.

A girl of wonder,
With a heart of gold,
Her brown hair so perfect flows.
Although she rests,
From time to time,
She never loses her precious glow.

She's beautiful,
When she sleeps,
I lie next to her so still.
I look at her,
Trying not to smile,
But I don't have that sort of will.

A sleeping beauty,
She is to me,
A girl truly from my dreams.
I cannot wait,
Until she wakes,
And we start over so it seems.

My roots run deep,
I feel so grounded.
But all I want,
Is to be able to fly.

The birds swoop above me,
Almost in a taunt.
I cannot break these ties,
That hold me down.

I push upward,
Trying to soar.
But instead,
I only grow taller.

You're the only star I can see through my telescope.

My wallet is empty,
And so is my heart.
You took all I had,
I'm falling apart.

You robbed me of more
Than just my cash.
You stole my soul,
And burned it to ash.

So you're not just a thief,
But an arsonist too.
You set my heart on fire,
And burnt it all the way through.

But sadly for you,
I'll rise up again.
Out of ashes,
A phoenix with no end.

My sail is broken,
The waves to high,
My will is slowly dying.
I can't hold out,
The storm's to strong,
I've given up on trying.

I look at the sea,
The water so blue,
But I know the evil it holds.
It temps you so,
To dive right in,
But I tell you it's a fools gold.

I say my prayers,
And final goodbyes,
I know my fate is sealed.
I'm going down with my ship,
I've forgiven myself,
I think I'm finally healed.

The bow dips below,
The water so cold,
And I close my eyes and smile.
My time is up,
I'm ready to die,
Prepared for my final trial.

A field of flowers,
For me to play.
I look towards it,
But them look away.

It's just right there,
For me to take.
It's fun and happiness,
Not a mistake.

But for some odd reason,
I turn and run,
In the other direction,
Away from the fun.

My mind will not let me,
Be free and soar.
I'm completely tired down,
Down to the floor.

The moment I'm brave enough
To think like you,
You start to think
Like I use to.

But why?

How could this have happened?
How did we switch sides?
It all seems so strange to me.
I now fight for your cause,
And you now fight for mine.

Doesn't this battle
Just seem so pointless now?

Or
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We write about love,
And it's ups and downs.
It's all we seem to know.
I know I'm guilty
Of this too,
My poems with surly show.

Forget about love,
Just for a while,
Take your mind off the thought.
Just relax and write,
About something new,
Whether you'd like to or not.

We all need a break,
From the stress of love.
So let's take a short vacation.
Let's wait a bit,
To bring back love,
Hold off it's reincarnation.

I was promised paradise,
But all I got was broken dreams.
As I pick up the pieces,
You put them back together.
If it weren't for you,
I would have never been fixed.
I wish I could thank you,
For saving my life.

I stand there,
And look towards you.
You turn around,
And what do I do?
I look away,
Like such a fool.
How stupid of me,
I can never keep my cool.

I stand there once again,
And look towards you.
You turn around,
But now I know what to do.
I don't look away,
But give you a wave.
You looked surprised but smile,
That's one success for today.

My heart has a lock,
With a missing key.
But It must be opened,
It must be freed.

Can you be my key,
The one to match?
Please open my heart,
Break off this latch.

But I must warn you,
I you you do this for me.
I'll be yours forever,
Bound tight to thee.

I climb the mountain,
To prove a point,
Not to you,
Or to them,
But to myself.
I already know,
You think I can't.
So why should I care,
What you think.
I'm the one climbing,
Not you.

It's impossible you say,
Maybe for you.
Not for me.

No mountain is to high,
To steep,
To dangerous,
To challenging,
Not for me.

*You say it can't be done,
I say not with that attitude.

My gosh I'm a mess,
I can't think straight.
What have you done to me,
We only had one date.

I can't stop thinking of you,
It's impossible you see.
This passion that I've found,
It will not leave me.

I just hope,
When it's all said and done,
You don't break my heart,
But that you are the one.